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Dalian Commodity Exchange President & CEO 2012 New Year Speech

Date 05/01/2012

As the saying goes, a severe winter forecasts an upcoming spring while people expect a bright morning after the daybreak. Going through the extraordinary year of 2011, we are now embracing the New Year of 2012 that will be full of vitality and expectations. At this moment of bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new, on behalf of the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), I would like to express the most sincere thanks to all the officials, friends, member companies and investors who have supported the development of the futures industry, and extend my New Year greetings to all of them!

New Requirements For Performance Disclosure Of ChiNext-listed Companies:To Improve Transparency Of Listed Companies And Efficiency Of Information Disclosure

Date 05/01/2012

The companies listed on the ChiNext Board generally have a small company and market scale, a large performance fluctuation range, but a long legal time limit for annual report disclosure. And the annual performance prediction is only required for several extraordinary situations, which cannot meet the investors’ requirements for mastering the performance change in time. To improve the transparency of the companies listed on the ChiNext Board, ensure that the investors can obtain the annual performance information of these companies and reduce their conjecture and irrational speculation on company performance, Shenzhen Stock Exchange issued Circular on Making Improvements to the Listed Companies' Disclosure of 2011 Annual Report on January 4, 2012, stating that no matter whether the situations mentioned in Section 11.3.1 of the ChiNext Stock Listing Rules will occur, the listed companies on the ChiNext Board shall disclose the 2011 annual performance prediction before January 31, 2012. Thanks to this measure, the investors can obtain the annual performance prediction of the listed companies in advance for one month at least.

Tokyo Grain Exchange Monthly Trading Report December 2011

Date 05/01/2012

CFTC To Hold Open Meeting To Consider Three Final Rules, One Proposed Rule And A Delegation Of Authority Order

Date 04/01/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., on the following topics:

• Final Rule: Registration of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants;
• Final Rule: Protection of Cleared Swaps Customer Contracts and Collateral: Conforming Amendments to the Commodity Broker Bankruptcy Provisions;
• Final Rule: Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants with Counterparties;
• Proposed Rule: Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds; and
• Delegation of Authority Order: Performance of Registration Functions by National Futures Association with Respect to Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants.

TSX Block List Leaders - December 2011

Date 04/01/2012

Block trades are large trades with a volume of 10,000 shares or more and a value of $100,000 or more. The TSX Block List Leaders lists shows the top ten brokers chosen by their customers to execute these significant block trades on Toronto Stock Exchange. The leaders are measured by volume and value of blocks traded.

Secretary Geithner To Travel To China And Japan Next Week

Date 04/01/2012

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Secretary Tim Geithner will travel to Beijing, China and Tokyo, Japan January 10-12, 2012, for meetings with senior government officials in both countries to discuss the state of the global economy, policies to strengthen global growth and other economic issues of mutual importance. Secretary Geithner will also discuss our continued coordination with international partners in the region to increase pressure on the Government of Iran, including financial measures targeting the Central Bank of Iran.

New York Attorney General Schneiderman On The Recess Appointment Of Richard Cordray To Lead The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Date 04/01/2012

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released the following statement today on President Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Cordray to lead the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

SEC Advisory Committee On Small And Emerging Companies To Hold Conference Call Meeting

Date 04/01/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will hold a public meeting by conference telephone call on Friday, January 6.

Kansas City Board Of Trade: Schedule For Days Surrounding The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Date 04/01/2012

In coordination with U.S. stock and commodity exchanges, the Kansas City Board of Trade will observe the following trading hours on the days before and after the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday on Monday, January 16, 2012.

CHX: Matching Engine Price Change

Date 04/01/2012

On January 9th (subject to SEC approval) the CHX will be implementing a change to matching-engine (ME) pricing in which the exchange ME fee differentiation will no longer be based on whether or not an issue is traded on Tape A, B or C but instead will differentiate ME fees on whether or not an issue is a Derivative Securities Product (DSP).  The most common DSPs are ETFs, ETVs or ETNs and a complete list of CHX eligible DSPs is attached and is also available on the CHX website under the “Traded Issues” link within the “Trading Information” heading.